Darren Fred, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Friendswood, TX
Darren Fred, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1447609052, issued on Jun 6, 2016. Check the license (Texas S6398, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren Fred
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- S6398 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 308 S Friendswood Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546
- Phone
- (844) 824-8775
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2024
- Fax
- (281) 648-2200
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201027002103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 308 S Friendswood Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dawn Sims, PMHNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174912299
- Britanie Walker, LCSW-AClinical Social Worker1871142539
Verify Darren Fred in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S6398Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
870 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl99 claims
- Bupropion Xl73 claims
- Trazodone Hcl71 claims
- Gabapentin46 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl43 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate41 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $73.02
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tempus AI, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Progressive Behavioral Health, PLLCFriendswood, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren Fred among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Darren Fred, M.D. is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 1,481 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Friendswood
They are 11 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendswood, and 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
All 3,318 in Texas → Every provider in Friendswood → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ruth Allbritton, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461578536868
- Daniel Coulter, MDFriendswood, TX 775461487850905
- Byrolyn Davis, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461811080443
- Napoleon Higgins, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461801814363
- Caroline Lam, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461205365269
- Irene Pedraza, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461073049904
- Salah Qureshi, MDFriendswood, TX 775461487833042
- Shakil Siddiqui, MDFriendswood, TX 775461376009126
Common questions
What is Darren Fred, M.D.'s NPI number?
Darren Fred, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447609052, issued on Jun 6, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren Fred, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 308 S Friendswood Dr, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (844) 824-8775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren Fred, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S6398, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darren Fred, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren Fred, M.D. had 870 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.